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30 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2009-01 (a further document filed under the same order number).
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2009-01 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-26; whitespace normalised only. • WHEREAS, the Chief Judge is required by 2.5 35(g)(2), Florida Rules of Judicial • Administration, to enter an administrative order to develop and implement a circuit-wide plan for the court reporting of all judicial proceedings that are required to be reported at public expense, using independent contractors that provide qualified persons; and • WHEREAS, the Chief Judge is required by 2.53 5(h), Florida Rules of Judicial • All proceedings in which the parties elect to provide a record, but in which the Court is not required to provide a record at public expense, must be recorded by the Court’s contract court reporters. • Judicial Circuit. d. "Digital court reporting m0rzit0r" means a qualified court or contract personnel who shall ensure that the digital recording equipment will reliably provide for recording of the proceedings and whose duties include operating digital recording equipment in the courtrooms and hearing rooms in the Fourth Judicial Circuit. e. "Trcmscripti0n" means the court contract reporting services’ process of converting the complete verbatim court record generated bythe notes, disks, or tapes generated by a court contract court reporter or digital court recordings into a text file as a printed certified transcript. 2 -- 2 of 15 -- • The Circuit-wide Court Reporting Plan utilizes a combination of stenographic and digital recording methods for capturing the recording in all judicial proceedings where court reporting is required at public expense. • Such Manager shall direct and manage the affairs of all court reporting and shall implement policies and procedures for the effective preservation of the court record. • Judicial proceedings which take place in open court between the judge (including magistrates and hearing officers) and the lawyers/parties to the proceedings shall be reported as follows: • All criminal proceedings in county court previously recorded using analog equipment shall be recorded by digital recording equipment unless the presiding judge determines that a court contract court reporter is the preferred method. 3 -- 3 of 15 -- • All criminal proceedings, including trials, shall be recorded by court contract court reporters. • Parties in family law proceedings are required to use the court contract court reporters except in domestic violence proceedings under Chapter 74l, Florida • Statutes, which "shall" be recorded by digital recording equipment or court contract court reporters, depending on the authorization of the presiding judge. • All Unified Family Court proceedings shall be recorded by court contract court reporters except in dependency cases, which shall be recorded by digital recording equipment or court contract court reporters depending on the authorization of the presiding judge. • Parties in probate proceedings are required to use the court contract court reporters, except in Guardianship, Baker Act and Marchman Act proceedings which shall be recorded by digital recording equipment or court contract court reporters depending on the authorization of the presiding judge. • All proceedings before magistrates and hearing officers, previously recorded using analog equipment, shall be recorded by digital recording equipment. • All proceedings previously recorded using analog equipment, shall be recorded by digital recording equipment unless the presiding judge determines that a court contract court reporter is the preferred method. 4 -- 4 of 15 -- • Proceedings or depositions shall be transcribed by the court contract court reporting service and must comply with the requirements of 2.535(e), Florida Rules of Judicial • Requests to purchase the official record, i.e., the written transcript, must be submitted to the court contract court reporting service. • Rates for recording and transcription services of court proceedings shall be as set forth in the court reporting contract referenced herein as "Exhibit A". • As an officer of the Court, the court reporting staff shall comply with all rules and Florida Statutes governing the proceedings which are applicable to court reporting. • All recorded court proceedings pursuant to this Administrative Order shall be properly identified and securely stored for a period of time as prescribed by 2.430(e), Florida Rules of • Court contract court reporting services shall be responsible for preparing and identifying court reporting stenographic notes for permanent storage at a facility maintained by the City of Jacksonville in accordance with section 29.008, Florida • Court contract court reporting services shall be responsible for preparing and identifying court reporting stenographic notes for permanent storage at a facility maintained by the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Clay County, or, if applicable, by the Clay County Board of County Commissioners in accordance with section • Court contract court reporting services shall be responsible for preparing and identifying court reporting stenographic notes for permanent storage at a facility maintained by the Clerk ofthe Circuit Court for Nassau County, or, if applicable, by the Nassau County Board of County Commissioners in accordance with section • The Clerk of the Circuit Court for Nassau County shall:(a) adequately identify all of the digital recordings of recorded court proceedings by case name, case number, date, presiding judge, etc.; • Judicial proceedings captured by digital recording equipment shall be monitored to ensure the audio level and sound quality ofthe recording does not jeopardize the ability to play back recorded audio or the ability to transcribe judicial proceedings. • To ensure the reliability, integrity, safekeeping, and accurate transcription ofthe record, digital court reporting monitors shall capture, monitor, annotate, catalog, and index the verbatim record. • Digital recording equipment shall be operated in such a manner to ensure a reliable record of the proceedings. • In order to ensure an accurate record of proceedings using digital recording equipment, all participants including Clerk ofthe Courts, bailiffs, attomeys and employees of the Court must cooperate with the Court. • Digital recording of off-record discussions or conversations not made pursuant to any court rule, law or ordinance, and not recorded in connection with the transaction of official business ofthe judiciary are considered incidental digital recordings and as such, do not constitute an official record ofthe judicial branch to which the public is entitled access as defined by 2.420, Florida Rules of Judicial Administration.
WHEREAS, the Chief Judge is required by 2.5 35(g)(2), Florida Rules of Judicial
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 5231747ff7d8c5e2ab07bd4c40c5ba0b2def5094554bc1434b3a441a53fbf8d6. Extracted from the order's own text layer. One of several documents the Clerk publishes under order number 2009-01.
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